Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Banking Act 2009 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Banking Act 2009.

Provisions conferring power to make secondary legislation

2.  To the extent that the provisions referred to in articles 3 and 4 confer or relate to the power to make subordinate legislation, those provisions come into force on 12th November 2009 for the purpose of enabling subordinate legislation to be made; but no such subordinate legislation may come into force—

(a)in the case of subordinate legislation made under the provisions referred to in article 3, before 23rd November 2009;

(b)in the case of subordinate legislation made under the provisions referred to in article 4, before 31st December 2009.

Provisions of the Act coming into force on 23rd November 2009

3.  The provisions of Part 6 of the Act (banknotes: Scotland and Northern Ireland) come into force on 23rd November 2009.

Provisions of the Act coming into force on 31st December 2009

4.  The provisions of Part 5 of the Act (inter-bank payment systems) listed in the Schedule come into force on 31st December 2009.

SCHEDULE

1.  Sections 188 to 192 (regulation)

2.  Sections 193 to 202 (enforcement)

3.  Section 203 (fees)

4.  Section 204 (1)(b), (4)(c), (4)(d), (4)(e) and (7) (information)

5.  Section 206 (saving for informal oversight)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force various provisions of the Banking Act 2009 (“the Act”).

Article 2 enables secondary legislation to be made on or after 12th November 2009, although any such secondary legislation may not come into force before the dates specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) (as the case may be).

Article 3 specifies that Part 6 of the Act (sections 207 to 227) is brought into force on 23rd November 2009. Part 6 of the Act repeals existing provisions about permission to issue banknotes in Scotland and Northern Ireland(2) and replaces those provisions in respect of banks with permission to issue banknotes.

Article 4 specifies that the remaining provisions of Part 5 of the Act (inter-bank payment systems)(3) are brought into force on 31st December 2009. Part 5 of the Act makes provision for a new regulatory regime for the oversight by the Bank of England of inter-bank payment systems specified by the Treasury as recognised systems under section 184(1) of the Act.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order: